The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, January 17, 2048
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 AM
8:25 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1547
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.8° / 135.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 49m / -8.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.31° / 4.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.96° / -4.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.68° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.